County government · Wells County, IN

Wells County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wells County took in $33.6 million and spent $20.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%County taxes13%Fines and other9.5%Fees for services (sewer)2.0%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

74%

of Wells County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes13%

Property tax
12%$3.9 million
Other taxes
1.8%$615 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$444 thousand
  • Other licenses$171 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$687 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$685 thousand
  • Sewer$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$12 thousand

State tax money74%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
74%$24.7 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$502 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$3.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%Health and hospitals2.2%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

41%

of Wells County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$8.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$7.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$930 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$66 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$492 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$443 thousand
  • Sewer systems$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$446 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$446 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$258 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$258 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$27 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$27 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wells County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Wells County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.